Data 9X19 Main

One Club vs. One Diamond

by Richard Pavlicek

First seat, 16-17 HCP

Found 122 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul A 8 7 5
K Q 10
A Q J 5 4
3

West North East South West North East South
Graves Bakhshi Schwartz Ekeblad v.Prooijen Brogeland Verhees Lindqvist
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl 3 4 2 4 Pass 4
5 Dbl AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 7 8 9 K A 2
2 9 A 3 2 Q A 3
J 4 K Q 8 Q 4 3
6 7 K A 5 2 Q 6
Q 8 K 2 9 10 7 5
Q A
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

—
9 8
K 10 9 3 2
A J 10 8 6 4 Table J 6 3 2
A J 4
8 6
K 7 5 2
6A863 6A963
6347A 6346A
Par NS +200 K Q 10 9 4
7 6 5 3 2
7
Q 9

1 opening
5 × W -1 +200
-6 0
1 opening
4 S = +420
+6 6

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul A 10 9
Q 10 6 2
A K J 7 3
K

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Stansby Wooldridge Bramley Lee Kranyak Hamman LallJ
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6
Pass 7 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 4 3 K A 4 5
A 6 4 2 A 6 8 2
K 6 A 2 K Q 4 5
Q 4 9 10 3 6 7 9
J 5 10 9 A 4 2 3
8 5 J Q 13 tricks claimed
8 3 7 3
K 9

K Q 2
8 4
10 9 5 2
7 5 4 2 Table J 7 6 4
9 5 3
Q 6
10 9 8 6
CBDCC =
12011 =
Par NS +2210 8 5 3
A K J 7
8 4
A Q J 3

1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-20 0
1 opening
7 S = +2210
+20 26

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul A 5 4
A 7
Q 7 5 3 2
A K 7

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart Koneru Kamil Krekorian Coren
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 NT Pass 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 3 8 4 3 6 K
A 2 3 8 A 2 6 8
K 4 6 6 7 5 10 6
7 8 Q 8 J 8 2 8
J 6 4 5 Q 9 3 9
10 2 2 9 2 7 5 3
2 7 A 3 K 5 J 4
5 J Q K 9 7 3 K
9 3 A 4 10 2 7 A
4 K 9 7 4 8 Q A
8 tricks claimed Q J 6 5

K 10 8 7
Q 9 6 5 2
K 9 8 6
— Table J 3
J 10 4 3
A J
9 8 5 4 2
88379 =
55A64 =
Par NS -420 Q 9 6 2
K 8
10 4
Q J 10 6 3

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
-12 0
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 38

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 76

N deals
E-W vul 2
A K Q
A J 7 6 4 2
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
McAllister Sontag Campanile Berkowitz Pratap Baseggio GordonM Stark
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J Q 6 7 J Q 6 5
K 2 3 8 K 2 3 5
9 10 Q 5 9 10 A 8
A J 7 4 9 tricks won
6 10 2 7
4 9 2 3
10 K 4 5
8 A Q 3
11 tricks claimed

A Q 10 9 8 6 3
J
K 8
J 8 5 Table J 7 4
9 8 6 4 3 2
Q 5
10 2
647BA A47BB
29622 =
Par NS +430 K 5
10 7 5
10 9 3
A Q 6 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +460
+2 2
1 opening
3 NT S = +400
-2 38

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 78

N deals
None vul K J 4 2
K 8
A K Q J 9 5
10

West North East South West North East South
Campanile Berkowitz McAllister Sontag GordonM Stark Pratap Baseggio
1 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP 2 3 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 7 A 2 7 3 J 10
Q K 6 8 10 3 6 J
9 tricks won 6 8 Q 9
A 5 10 K
Q 5 2 2
2 J 4 5
10 Q K 5
Q 8 2
9 tricks claimed

A Q 3
10 6
4 3
A J 9 7 4 2 Table 9 6 5
A Q 7 4 3 2
10 8
Q 3
77384 77284
66958 66948
Par NS -140 10 8 7
J 9 5
7 6 2
K 8 6 5

1 opening
3 N = +110
+6 8
1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 38

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul —
K Q 4 3
A K J 6 4
Q J 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Fireman Hampson WolpertG Greco Diamond Hurd Platnick Wooldridge
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 10 J 5 J 7 3
J 4 8 3 8 3 Q 4
5 6 A 9 5 6 A 9
2 K 7 4 2 K 7 2
8 A 2 2 9 4 10 A
Q 6 3 3 10 J Q
10 tricks claimed J K A 4
Q 6 6 2
9 tricks claimed

A Q 9 8
9 8 7
10 8
K 10 9 3 Table J 6 4
10 6 5
Q 9 7 5 2
6 4
98A9A 99A9A
44343 =
Par NS +620 K 10 7 5 3 2
A J 2
3
A 8 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +630
+1 9
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-1 38

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul Q 8 6 3
A
K Q J 6
A 10 4 2

West North East South West North East South
GordonM Meckstroth Pratap Rodwell Nickell Pszczola Katz Kwiecien
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 A 8 6 2 4 5 6
2 5 5 9 A 5 6 3
7 2 Q 4 2 8 10 9
K 3 8 5 5 7 A 2
3 9 10 A 4 7 8 K
4 A 2 6 6 4 J 3
4 7 8 K 10 J 9 A
K 5 6 J K Q 9 8
9 A 6 2 K 3 J 7
7 10 9 J 3 9 10 A

A 5 2
K 10 7 4
A 7 5
K 9 3 Table J 9 4
9 3 2
3 2
Q J 8 7 5
798A7 =
54426 =
Par NS +140 K 10 7
Q J 8 6 5
10 9 8 4
6

1 opening
3 S = +140
Tie 9
1 opening
2 N +3 +150
Tie 38

8. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A K 5 3
4
A K 9 5 4 3
K 2

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Balicki Muller Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Drijver Buras Brink
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 3 5 3 Q K 4
7 2 A Q 7 A Q 2
9 Q K 3 A 6 2 9
A 6 2 7 K 10 4 7
5 J Q 9 3 J Q 4
6 7 A J 10 8 K J
K 10 4 4 2 A Q 5
3 Q 10 8 11 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

9 7
A K 10 7 6
8 7
10 7 5 4 Table J 10 6
9 3
Q J
A J 9 8 6 3
9B7B5 AB7B5
32628 =
Par NS +450 Q 8 4 2
Q J 8 5 2
10 6 2
Q

1 opening
4 S = +420
-1 9
1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 39

9. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul A 8 3 2
A 9 7
K Q 8
A 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Forrester Asbi Gold Townsend Karwur Bakhshi Sakul
1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 5 A J 3 K A 6
9 3 4 Q J 9 5 Q
3 Q A 6 2 7 K 5
5 4 6 8 J Q A
2 10 9 8 7 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

Q 9 7 5
J 10 3
3
K Q 8 6 5 Table —
K Q 5 2
A J 10 7 5 2
J 10 3
67544 67534
66899 =
Par NS -110 K J 10 6 4
8 6 4
9 6 4
7 4

1 opening
2 E = -90
+3 12
1 opening
3 S -2 -200
-3 39

10. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul A K 6
10
K Q J 8 3
Q J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Dwyer Sementa Bathurst Kranyak Bocchi WolpertG Madala
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 A 5 10 J
5 2 K 10 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

10 3 2
Q 9 6 5
7 4 2
8 4 2 Table Q J 9 8
K J 8 4 2
10
A 5 3
886CB =
25712 =
Par NS +1100 7 5 4
A 7 3
A 9 6 5
K 9 6

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+13 25
1 opening
5 N +1 +620
-13 39

11. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A K 5 3
4
A K 9 5 4 3
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Lambardi Karwur Rizzo George Tobing Ravenna Asbi Alujas
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 3
2 2 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 Q K 4 6 2 7 A
5 2 A Q 3 10 Q 9
3 2 6 3 2 7 A J
A 6 2 7 K J 4 7
A Q 6 7 K Q 10 8
5 10 Q 9 11 tricks claimed
10 8 3 J
J 4 7 K
K 3 2 4
9 6 5 10

9 7
A K 10 7 6
8 7
10 7 5 4 Table J 10 6
9 3
Q J
A J 9 8 6 3
9B7B5 AB7B5
32628 =
Par NS +450 Q 8 4 2
Q J 8 5 2
10 6 2
Q

1 opening
4 N = +420
-1 25
1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+1 40

12. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul K 9
9 3
A K J 10 6 2
A J 10

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Dwyer Hamman Bathurst WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak BlanchardS
1 1 2 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 K A 3 4 3 8 9
2 9 Q 3 A 3 7 6
4 7 8 K J 9 8 5
A 3 7 2 10 10 Q 4
J 9 8 4 K 2 3 6
10 6 Q 5 5 4 J Q
K 6 2 10 A 7 2 K
5 3 A 7 Q J 5 2
9 5 Q 7 10 2 9 9
J 5 6 4

8 5 2
A J 7
9 4 3
6 5 4 2 Table A Q 10 6 4
10 6 5
Q 8 7
9 3
87999 86999
46443 =
Par NS +140 J 7 3
K Q 8 4 2
5
K Q 8 7

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
+5 30
1 opening
3 NT N -3 -300
-5 40

13. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul A K J
A 10 9
K J 10 4 3
5 4

West North East South West North East South
YangD Cheek Hinze Grue Moss Kolesnik Gitelman Munday
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 10 4 5 Q K A
6 J A 5 A 6 2 3
9 6 K 5 K 7 5 4
A K 7 J J 2 Q 7
A 6 2 3 9 8 4 8
J 5 Q 4 10 8 5 9
10 7 9 4 5 6 10 A
9 8 3 7 J 2 6 9
7 Q K 4 2 3 10

8 7 4 3
K 6 3
Q 6
A K 10 8 Table 6
J 8 7 5 4
A 9 8 2
9 7 3
89577 =
44856 44846
Par NS +140 Q 10 9 5 2
Q 2
7 5
Q J 6 2

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 30
1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
+1 41

14. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul K Q 9
8 7 2
A K Q J 9
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Platnick Stewart Diamond Hampson Kaplan Greco Lee
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 10 K 3 4 10 K
2 10 Q K A 7 2 5
6 Q 3 5 K 8 3 2
A 8 2 2 Q 10 4 4
K 7 3 4 Q A 3 4
Q 10 4 4 10 A 5 7
J 7 5 5 5 A 9 8
9 8 6 5 9 tricks claimed
7 3 A J
3 10 Q A

A J 10 6
K J 5 4
—
K 10 5 4 2 Table 8 7 3 2
10 9 3
10 8 7
A 8 7
74584 84695
58748 =
Par NS +100 5 4
A Q 6
6 5 4 3 2
J 6 3

1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
Tie 30
1 opening
4 N -1 -100
Tie 41

15. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 6
K Q 9
A Q 10 2
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Zia Wold Martel Compton Schermer Rosenberg Chambers Willenken
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 AP
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 A 4 7 7 K 3 2
Q 2 3 A 10 2 3 A
9 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

A
8 7 6 4
9 6 5 3
10 8 7 5 Table 5 4 2
3
K J 8 4
K J 4 3 2
BBB64 8BB54
21278 =
Par NS +460 K J 8 7 3
A J 10 5 2
7
Q 6

1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 41
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 41

16. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A
J
A K 10 9 8 4
A 8 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Platnick Bathurst Diamond Greco WolpertG Hampson Kranyak
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl 1
3 4 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K J 5 6 Q 2 8 A
7 4 9 3 4 K 9 3
A 6 2 7 5 Q 2 6
K J 3 5 K 3 J 5
A 5 9 2 3 5 A 6
4 K 10 3 K J 2 7
10 tricks claimed 4 J
11 tricks claimed

8 6 4 3
K 10 7 4
Q 7 5
3 2 Table Q J 7 5
A Q 9 5
J 6
K J 5
776AB =
56732 =
Par NS +400 K 10 9 2
8 6 3 2
3 2
Q 10 9

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
-5 41
1 opening
2 N +3 +150
+5 46

17. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul Q 4 2
4
A K Q 10 6 4
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Platnick Bathurst Diamond Greco WolpertG Hampson Kranyak
1 1 1 NT 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 4 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 2 4 K 4 8 3
5 2 A 3 8 2 J A
K 8 7 5 J 4 5 K
4 9 J 7 10 tricks won
7 3 Q K
5 10 8 2
11 tricks claimed

8 3
K Q J 9 7 5 2
2
9 7 4 Table K J 9 6 5
8
9 8 3
K 8 6 3
B95B9 B85B8
23823 =
Par NS +460 A 10 7
A 10 6 3
J 7 5
J 10 2

1 opening
5 N = +400
-1 41
1 opening
4 NT S = +430
+1 47

18. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul Q 7
6 4
A K Q 7 5
A Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Aker Glubok Simson ClerkinJ Lev ClerkinD Cohler
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 A 2 4 K 2 J 6
A 3 2 5 3 8 A 4
Q 2 4 A A 7 2 4
3 K J 4 7 7 5 9
5 10 K 6 A 3 4 3
6 3 Q 8 9 tricks claimed
Q 10 9
9 tricks claimed

A 8 5 3
A J 10 7
10 9 8 6 3
— Table 10 6 2
K Q 5 3
J 2
J 10 8 3
87579 =
56863 =
Par NS +120 K J 9 4
9 8 2
4
K 9 6 4 2

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+12 53
1 opening
5 × N -2 -500
-12 47

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 8
A J 9 7
A J 9 6
A K 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Dubinin Woolsey Gromov Balicki Boyd Zmudzinski Robinson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 10 J 4 2 Q A
A 8 2 7 7 2 Q 4
J 3 10 5 3 8 10 J
9 6 Q 4 4 Q K 8
K 4 6 4 5 A 8 3
Q 6 7 K 9 tricks claimed
10 Q K 8
5 A 8 2
9 5 2 9
A 4 3 5

A K 9
10 6 5 4
7 5 4
Q 8 5 Table 10 6 5 4
K 8 2
8 3
J 7 6 4
989B8 989B9
44424 =
Par NS +400 Q J 7 3 2
Q 3
K Q 10 2
3 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 53
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 47

20. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul K Q 9 2
A K 8 6
A 9 8 5
3

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Tundal Kholomeev Groetheim Charlsen Matushko Hoftaniska Khokhlov
1 1 Pass 1 1 3
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 10 A 2 9 10 A
2 6 J 4 2 6 J 7
2 6 A 4 3 4 9 A
K 2 3 3 4 2 3 6
3 4 Q A 10 2 3 K
10 5 K 3 5 5 J K
J Q 2 8 K 8 7 5
J 8 5 5 Q 4 8 10
J 6 9 K 8 Q 7 10
Q 7 9 6 6 5 J J
8 tricks claimed 7 3 6 8

10 7 5 4
J 10 3
10 6
A 9 6 2 Table A 8 6
Q 7 5 4 2
K J 4
K 4
687A8 686A8
55634 =
Par NS +130 J 3
9
Q 7 3 2
Q J 10 8 7 5

1 opening
3 N -1 -50
Tie 53
1 opening
3 N -1 -50
Tie 47

21. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K 5
A 9 8
A K 9 6 4
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov MagnussonS Piekarek Nikolenkov Piedra Gromoeller Wildavsky Rehder
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 K 10 4 5 A 6
3 5 A 6 2 3 K 10
2 J Q K 4 J 8 A
A 6 2 4 Q 4 A 6
9 7 3 K 8 10
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

Q 8 4 3
K 7 4
Q 2
K 7 6 4 Table A 10 9 7 2
6
8 7 5 3
8 5 2
A6CA8 =
27134 17124
Par NS +980 J 6
Q J 10 5 3 2
J 10
A 9 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 53
1 opening
4 S = +420
Tie 47

22. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 93

N deals
Both vul A 8 6
K 9 8
K Q J 10 6
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Cullin Fantoni Bertheau Nystrom Helness Upmark Helgemo
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 4 A J 5 4 A
K 2 5 3 K 2 5 3
Q 7 7 A Q 7 7 4
5 9 A 2 J 3 9 A
10 Q K 2 5 8 A 2
9 6 3 6 10 6 9 2
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

Q 10
6 5 4 3
A 8 4 3
K 9 4 Table 9 7 5 3
A J 7
2
J 10 8 7 3
998A6 A98A6
34537 =
Par NS +630 K J 4 2
Q 10 2
9 7 5
Q 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 53
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 47

23. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul K Q 8 5
J 2
A Q J 6 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Garvey Balicki Carroll McGann Narkiewicz Hanlon Buras
1 Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 7 2 9 3 2 Q
K 4 6 A A 3 4 2
J K 6 4 K 6 7 J
Q 5 3 2 10 Q 8 6
8 9 J 5 7 6 A K
A 5 9 3 A 8 9 3
Q K 9 4 Q K 5 4
Q 8 2 5 8 4 J 2
9 10 8 10 10 J 5 10
J 7 A 2 5 4 A 2

J 6 3 2
8 7 4
10 4 3
J 6 3 Table 7 4
A K 10 5
K 8 7 5
K Q 8
89888 =
54554 =
Par NS +140 A 10 9
Q 9 6 3
9
10 9 7 5 4

1 opening
2 N +1 +140
+1 54
1 opening
1 NT E -2 +100
-1 47

24. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul K Q 9 2
A K 8 6
A 9 8 5
3

West North East South West North East South
Toffier de Wijs Pilon Muller Verhees Rombaut v.Prooijen Lorenzini
1 1 Pass 1 1 3
2 2 AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 9 10 A 2 9 10 A
5 K 2 6 K A 3 4
J 3 10 A 6 J 5 2
3 K 5 6 Q A 3 4
4 Q 4 9 J 6 4 2
5 2 A 3 5 2 5 K
6 J 7 K A 4 3 6
Q 8 7 10 8 K 7 10
7 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

10 7 5 4
J 10 3
10 6
A 9 6 2 Table A 8 6
Q 7 5 4 2
K J 4
K 4
687A8 686A8
55634 =
Par NS +130 J 3
9
Q 7 3 2
Q J 10 8 7 5

1 opening
2 N -1 -50
Tie 54
1 opening
5 N -1 -50
Tie 47

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K 5
A 9 8
A K 9 6 4
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Lorenzini Narkiewicz Rombaut Buras Zmudzinski Bompis Balicki Quantin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 8 6 J 3 5 A 6
5 7 9 2 5 3 K 10
A 2 3 K 4 J 8 A
10 5 3 K 2 4 A 6
4 5 9 J 9 2 3 K
J 10 tricks claimed
12 tricks claimed

Q 8 4 3
K 7 4
Q 2
K 7 6 4 Table A 10 9 7 2
6
8 7 5 3
8 5 2
A6CA8 =
27134 17124
Par NS +980 J 6
Q J 10 5 3 2
J 10
A 9 3

1 opening
4 S +2 +480
+2 56
1 opening
4 S = +420
-2 47

26. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul A
K J 9
A J 6 4 2
K J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Meckstroth Pszczola Rodwell Nickell GordonM Katz Pratap
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 8 K A 7 8 9 A
3 7 9 2 5 7 9 2
10 4 5 6 4 A 9 6
Q 6 J 2 4 3 6 10
A 8 K 3 Q 6 J 3
8 5 A 4 A 8 K 4
J 2 4 A 8 5 J 7
12 tricks claimed A 3 9 K

J 10 9 5
A 7 5
K 5
8 6 4 2 Table 7 6 4 3 2
10 6 3 2
10 7 3
7
C8BCC =
14211 =
Par NS +990 K Q 8
Q 8 4
Q 9 8
A Q 10 9

1 opening
6 N = +920
Tie 56
1 opening
6 N = +920
Tie 47

27. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

N deals
None vul A 7 6 3
A K 9 3
A J 9
J 3

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell Zia WolpertG Hamman Kranyak
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 9 4 J 7 3 10 K
A 8 2 5 2 5 A 8
K J 4 5 K J 4 6
3 10 J 2 A 6
11 tricks claimed Q 5 9 3
9 4 J 7
Q 4 3 K
Q 6 4 3

J 5 4
5
Q 6 5 4
8 7 6 5 4 Table K 10 9 8
Q J 8
K 8 7 3
10 2
B9B89 A9B89
23254 24254
Par NS +460 Q 2
10 7 6 4 2
10 2
A K Q 9

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 56
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 47

28. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A Q 9 6
A K 10
K 8 7 5 2
9

West North East South West North East South
Cullin Diamond Bertheau Platnick Greco Zagorin Hampson Bathurst
1 3 3 1 2 2
5 5 AP 5 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 A 3 A 9 7 10
4 6 2 5 10 2 4 Q
A 8 3 A 2
10 tricks won Q 5 3 2
6 K K 7
J 4 9 J
10 5 5 Q
8 2 7 6
3 5
10 tricks claimed

7 2
Q J 7 5 3 2
10
A 5 4 3 Table 5
9 6 4
A J 4
K Q J 7 6 2
694A4 =
52929 =
Par NS +100 K J 10 8 4 3
8
Q 9 6 3
10 8

1 opening
5 S -1 -50
Tie 56
1 opening
5 S -1 -50
Tie 47

29. 2011 BB Final, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul K Q 8 6
8
A K 7 3
A 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Grue Drijver LallJ Brink v.Prooijen Hurd Verhees Wooldridge
1 2 2 1 Pass 1
4 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 6 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 6 5 10
Q 3 6 3 12 tricks won
12 tricks won

10 2
A J 7
Q J 9 5 4 2
10 4 Table 9
Q 10 9 6 4 3
10 8 6
Q 7 2
AC67C CC77C
11660 =
Par NS +990 A J 7 5 4 3
K 5 2
—
K J 6 3

1 opening
6 S = +980
+11 67
1 opening
4 S +2 +480
-11 47

30. 2011 BB Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul K Q 8 6
8
A K 7 3
A 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Martel Sementa Stansby Duboin Bocchi Levin Madala Weinstein
1 2 2 1 3 3
4 4 NT Pass 5 4 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 6 5 A 8 6 5
12 tricks won 12 tricks won

10 2
A J 7
Q J 9 5 4 2
10 4 Table 9
Q 10 9 6 4 3
10 8 6
Q 7 2
AC67C CC77C
11660 =
Par NS +990 A J 7 5 4 3
K 5 2
—
K J 6 3

1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 67
1 opening
6 S = +980
Tie 47

31. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A 3
A Q J
A 7 6 5 4 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Muller Madala de Wijs Drijver Lauria Brink Versace
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 7 8 5 8 2 K 7
2 3 K 4 A J 6 3
Q 3 4 J 4 2 10 5
6 2 K 2 A 9 8 3
A 5 9 7 7 10 2 J
A 9 8 3 3 A 10 4
4 K 2 J 6 K 4 Q
10 9 Q J Q 9 7 4
7 tricks claimed 5 5 10 2
Q 5 6 K
8 J 6 9

J 7 2
K 8 7 3
Q J 3
A K 4 Table K 8 6 5
10 5
K 10 9
Q 10 8 6
57876 =
76566 =
Par NS +100 Q 10 9 4
9 6 4 2
8
9 5 3 2

1 opening
2 S -1 -50
+2 69
1 opening
3 N -2 -100
-2 47

32. 2011 BB Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 3
K J 9 6
A Q 7 3
K Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Lauria Brink Versace Bocchi Muller Madala de Wijs
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 3 Pass 4 (AP) 1 NT 2 NT Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 2 K Q 3 7 A
4 A 7 2 7 3 6 4
4 A 5 8 6 A 7 2
3 8 A 2 A J 4 2
2 3 K 4 K 9 6 5
J 3 7 Q 10 tricks claimed
A 6 4 8
K 9 6 5
J 5 6 10
Q 8 10 5
Q

K Q 2
A Q 5 3
J 10 9 4
A 10 Table 9 8 7 6 4
4
5 2
9 8 5 3 2
96A87 96A88
46345 36344
Par NS +420 A J 10 5
10 8 7 2
K 8 6
6 4

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-11 69
1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 58

33. 2011 BB Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul Q 5
A 8
A Q 6 5 3
K Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Nanev Buras Mihov Stefanov Kalita Aronov Gawrys
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 2 A J 6 2 A
3 5 J A 3 9 J A
3 8 9 K 3 8 9 K
10 2 4 7 10 2 4 5
6 10 Q 8 6 6 K 7
K 9 2 3 Q 8 2 3
3 4 K 2 A 4 8 2
8 7 Q 10 3 10 K 7
A J 9 4 9 4 Q J

10 9 8 6 3
Q 4 3 2
7 2
A 2 Table K 4
J 10 9 5
J 10 4
9 8 7 5
C98CC C97CC
14411 =
Par NS +1440 A J 7 2
K 7 6
K 9 8
J 10 6

1 opening
3 NT N +3 +690
+1 70
1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-1 58

34. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul K
10 9 8
A K Q 9 8
A J 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Simson Ekeblad Johnson Donn Cohen Goren Wolfson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass
Pass 4 AP Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J A 7 6 J A 3 6
K 4 7 A K 4 3 A
A 8 7 4 A 8 7 4
2 9 6 Q 5 9 6 Q
Q 2 9 9 Q 2 9 9
5 10 8 2 8 10 10
7 A 3 Q 9 tricks claimed
K 3 10 J
K

A J 10 2
A J 5 3 2
J
K 8 7 Table 9 4
7 6
7 5 4 3 2
6 5 4 3
A88BA =
24523 24522
Par NS +430 Q 8 7 6 5 3
K Q 4
10 6
Q 2

1 opening
4 S -2 -100
Tie 70
1 opening
4 × S -1 -100
Tie 58

35. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul J 7
K 6
A K Q 7 6 5
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Grue Greco LallJ Zagorin Moss Bathurst Gitelman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 3 Pass Pass 3 NT AP
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 8 3 5 7 A 6
A 10 9 4 2 Q K J
K 2 7 A 9 6 10 7
3 7 A 6 4 4 8 5
2 Q K J 3 6 2 7
4 6 J Q 3 9 Q 2
2 A 6 5 5 8 A K
8 tricks claimed A K 3 10
5 tricks claimed

K 9 8 5 3
A 8 4
4 3
A 10 3 Table A 10 4 2
J 9 5 3 2
10 2
Q 5
65588 =
78845 =
Par NS -100 Q 6
Q 10 7
J 9 8
J 8 7 4 2

1 opening
3 W -1 +50
+6 76
1 opening
3 NT S -4 -200
-6 58

36. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul A 10 2
Q J 5
A K Q 10 5
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Hampson Bathurst Greco Diamond Wooldridge Platnick Hurd
1 2 Dbl 1 2 Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Dbl Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 9 3 Q 2 9 3
Q 5 2 4 A 5 10 4
6 K 9 5 6 K 9 5
Q 7 2 K 3 6 10 4
4 3 6 A Q 6 4 A
Q 3 4 A 7 A 8 5
6 10 7 2 2 K J 8
J 10 7 3 K 7
10 8 J 8 8 tricks claimed

7 6
A 10 9 8 7 3 2
J 9 6
9 Table K 9 8 4
6
8 7 3
A K Q 10 6
88477 =
55746 =
Par NS +120 Q J 5 3
K 4
4 2
J 8 7 5 2

1 opening
2 NT N = +120
Tie 76
1 opening
2 NT N = +120
Tie 58

37. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A Q 5 2
A Q 4 2
A J 9 3
5

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Meckstroth Grue Rodwell Zia Wooldridge Hamman Hurd
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 Q K 5 2 Q K 5
A A 8 A 5 6
12 tricks won 2 3 K 10
J 7 5 4
8 4 A 9
10 tricks claimed

10 7
K 10 8
7 5 4
A K 7 6 3 Table 9 6 4 3
J 9 5 3
10
10 9 4 2
BB9C6 =
21317 =
Par NS +920 K J 8
7 6
K Q 8 6 2
Q J 8

1 opening
6 N = +920
+10 86
1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-10 58

38. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K 10 7
K Q 8 4
A K J 6 2
5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell LallJ Meckstroth Grue Hurd Zia Wooldridge Hamman
1 1 2 1 1 Dbl
Dbl 3 Dbl 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 8 5 Q A 8 5
A 2 4 3 6 2 K 3
5 9 Q 2 4 4 A J
A 7 3 5 5 9 Q 2
2 9 Q 10 A 7 3 5
4 10 J 3 6 9 Q 10
6 7 J 5 4 7 K 3
A 9 8 10 J K 8 10
Q 2 4 8 6 K A 5
K 10 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

Q 8 6
J 10 9 2
10 5
10 8 7 4 Table A J 4 3 2
3
9 7
K Q J 9 3
96AB5 95AB5
47328 =
Par NS +420 9 5
A 7 6 5
Q 8 4 3
A 6 2

1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 86
1 opening
4 N = +420
Tie 58

39. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A K 10 3
4
A 5 3 2
A J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Bates Meckstroth Wold Brink Zia Drijver Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 10 Q 4 7 K A
9 Q A 6 4 8 Q A
4 K 2 3 8 2 4 K
4 K 8 3 10 3 3 K
Q A 2 8 2 5 7 3
J A 4 7 9 5 A 2
3 8 J 5 K 6 4 7
4 7 10 2 9 tricks claimed
K 6 7 5
5 5 6 9

Q 7 5
A 5 3
J 9 8 6
K 9 3 Table 8 6 2
K J 8
10 4
Q 10 6 5 4
8BA97 =
52335 =
Par NS +450 J 9 4
Q 10 9 7 6 2
K Q 7
7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 86
1 opening
2 N +1 +110
+4 62

40. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul A
Q 8 6 4
K J 8 2
A K 10 5

West North East South West North East South
RoblesB Versace Pacareu Lauria Seamon D'Orsi Cayne Sampaio
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 Dbl 3 Pass 2 Dbl 3 3 (AP)
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 K 3 K 3 9 A
A 4 3 2 4 9 J K
2 Q A 4 J 2 4 5
5 9 4 10 6 A 7 2
8 4 J 5 8 6 2 8
2 6 A 7 8 Q A 3
K 3 5 J 3
9 tricks claimed Q 10 7 5
A 8 2 6
K 9 4 4

J 9 2
K 10 5 3 2
10 9 5 4
6 Table K Q 10 8 4
A 9
Q
Q J 9 8 3
74797 74796
68646 =
Par NS +110 7 6 5 3
J 7
A 7 6 3
7 4 2

1 opening
3 E = -140
-1 86
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
+1 63

41. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul K 10 6
—
A Q 6 5 3
A K 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Aronov Weinstein Stefanov Fallenius Fleisher Fredin Kamil
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 Pass
2 3 Pass 4 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 AP Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 K 2 K 2 Q 2
K 2 3 5 A 4 10 2
6 7 A 8 3 7 5 9
10 2 A 4 3 5 K 2
3 7 5 9 5 8 J 8
3 8 7 6 8 3 A 6
5 8 J 9 6 7 A 9
4 A 10 9 4 A 7 9
6 J Q Q 6 J Q

Q 9 8 5
A K 8
9 2
9 6 4 3 Table J 7 2
Q J 10 9 6
K J 8 7 4
—
8867B =
55752 =
Par NS +400 A 4 3
7 5 4 3 2
10
Q J 8 5

1 opening
5 N = +400
Tie 86
1 opening
5 S = +400
Tie 63

42. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul A 9
4
K 8 7 5 4
A K Q J 7

West North East South West North East South
Versace Maksymetz Lauria Marcinski Richter Sementa Aker Duboin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 9 A 6 A 2 5
5 J A 2 A 2 5 J
9 3 10 K 9 3 10 K
6 A 2 5 12 tricks won
4 7 A
12 tricks claimed

K J
K J 9 6 5 2
Q J 3
6 3 Table 4 3 2
8 7
10 9 2
10 9 8 4 2
BC8BB CC9BB
11422 =
Par NS +1440 Q 10 8 7 6 5
A Q 10 3
A 6
5

1 opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 86
1 opening
6 NT S = +1440
Tie 63

43. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul Q
A Q 7
K J 6 5 2
K Q 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Bramley Hampson Compton Jacobus Gitelman Wold Moss
1 Pass 2 1 1 2
Pass 4 Pass 4 NT 3 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 6 AP Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 8 2 9 Q 6 10
10 4 7 J K 8 4 2
Q 5 3 2 Q 5 9 J
12 tricks won 6 5 A 4
4 8 J A
10 3 7 K
7 4 10 7
3 3 2 2
11 tricks claimed

9 7 4 3
K 10 6 2
Q 8 7
J 2 Table J 8 6 5 2
J 8 5 4
A 10
8 5
B88BB =
25522 =
Par NS +660 A K 10
9 3
9 4 3
A 10 9 4 3

1 opening
6 N = +1370
+16 102
1 opening
6 S -1 -100
-16 63

44. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul A 3
K
A Q 8 7 5 3
K 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Lindop Bocchi Baxter Ferraro Duboin Hargreaves Sementa McAvoy
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 4 AP 1 2 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 6 2 K A 7 3
2 K 4 8 2 K 4 8
4 3 3 8 J 5 3 8
A 6 10 2 4 Q 5 3
3 4 Q 2 A 2 7 6
A 5 7 6 9 10 2 3
9 J 4 3 8 9 9 J
10 K 9 7 6 6 4 5
7 5 Q A 10 K 10 4

K Q J 4 2
5 3 2
4
10 8 7 3 Table 10 9 7
A Q 9 8
J 9 6 2
A Q
53596 53586
69846 79846
Par NS -140 8 6 5
J 10 7 6 4
K 10
J 5 2

1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+5 107
1 opening
3 W = -140
-5 63

45. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

N deals
Both vul A J 7 2
K
A Q 2
Q 9 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Levin Boyd Weinstein Martel Woolsey Stansby Stewart
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
1 Dbl 3 4 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 A K 4 6 A K
8 2 4 5 8 2 2 5
5 4 J 3 2 4 A 3
K 6 9 10 3 5 Q K
J 4 2 K 3 Q K A
11 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

K 9 6 4
A J 9 8 3
5 4
6 3 Table 10 5 3
Q 10 7 4 2
K 8 7
10 4
885BB =
55722 =
Par NS +600 Q 8
6 5
J 10 9 6 3
A K J 8

1 opening
5 N = +600
+12 119
1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 63

46. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul Q 8
A K 3
A K 9 7 6 5
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Zia Harris Hamman Morgan
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 5 K 3
9 tricks won 2 10 Q 9
7 8 8 A
10 J A 2
3 9 Q 2
8 Q
11 tricks claimed

K 10 6
10 5 4 2
Q J
Q 7 6 4 Table 5 3 2
9 8 7
4 3 2
K J 8 2
BBAB8 =
11215 =
Par NS +660 A J 9 7 4
Q J 6
10 8
A 10 3

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-2 119
1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 65

47. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A 8 6 3
K
A J 10 8 7 5
A 7

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Greco Sadek Hampson Moss Duboin Gitelman Sementa
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 7 J 3 5 K 3 4
9 4 2 A A 4 2 3
3 10 K 5 5 9 2 6
2 3 10 Q K 3 8 A
Q 5 8 6 7 Q 2 10
K 10 7 8 J K 5 3
J 2 9 A 4 2 7 9
A 4 2 6 Q 5 6 6
J K 4 6 J 10 9 8
3 7 5 K 10 4 7 A

Q 9 7 5
10 9 6 5
6 3
8 6 2 Table J 10
Q 8 3
K Q 9 4
K Q J 9
8A899 =
53444 =
Par NS +420 K 4 2
A J 7 4 2
2
10 5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 119
1 opening
2 NT S -1 -50
+2 67

48. 2009 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul J 10 5
7
A K Q J 4
A J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Katz Fantoni Nickell Nunes
1 1 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 K A 7 10 2 Q
7 9 Q K 2 9 A 6
3 9 Q 6 7 9 Q K
7 2 10 J 3 9 Q 2
5 2 Q 3 6 A 3 5
A 7 J 4 2 5 5 6
10 3 A 6 K 3 A J
K 6 2 5 8 A 4 6
Q 6 8 7 J 7 4 10
J 8 3 9 J

7 3
A K 5
9 7 5 3
K 10 8 3 Table K 9 8 6 4 2
10 9 6
6
Q 7 4
969B8 =
46424 =
Par NS +600 A Q
Q J 8 4 3 2
10 8 2
6 2

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+10 129
1 opening
3 S = +140
-10 67

49. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A J 10 6
7 5
A K J 10 3
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Ravenna Elinescu Pellegrini Wladow Kirmse Muzzio Gromoeller Bianchedi
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 2 4 K J 5 A 9
A 5 2 7 3 K 2 7
J Q 3 K 9 7 6 Q
A 10 9 3 Q 3 4 10
4 K 2 5 3 8 Q 4
10 tricks claimed 2 K A 5
11 tricks claimed

K 7
J 10 6 4 2
7 4
A Q 7 4 Table Q 5
A Q 8 3
9 8
J 9 8 6 2
8A5A5 =
33838 =
Par NS +620 9 8 4 3 2
K 9
Q 6 5 2
5 3

1 opening
4 N = +620
-1 129
1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+1 68

50. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K 2
5 2
A Q 9 8 5
A K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Woolsey Duboin Stewart Doub Nunes Wildavsky Fantoni
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) 1 Dbl 4 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 A 4 K 8 7 2
A 8 3 2 A 4 9 2
K 9 4 5 J 6 3 K
10 tricks won 11 tricks won

9 7 3
7 6 4 3
J 7
10 9 8 4 Table A J 10 5
A K Q J
10
7 6 5 3
887A7 877A7
45614 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 6 4
10 9 8
K 6 4 3 2
Q

1 opening
3 S +1 +130
-7 129
1 opening
5 N = +400
+7 75

51. 2009 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul A 6
K
A Q 8 6 5 4 3
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell de Wijs Meckstroth Muller Bakkeren Hamman Bertens Zia
1 1 1 NT 1 1 2
3 4 Pass 4 4 5 AP
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 10 A K 2 3 A
A 10 2 9 A 10 2 9
5 J K 5 K 6 2 3
2 3 K 6 6 J K 8
A 7 3 9 A 4 4 9
6 4 7 2 J 8 6 Q
A 4 4 9 12 tricks claimed
J 8 6 Q
12 tricks claimed

Q 9 8 5 2
8 4 3
9
10 9 7 3 Table K J 10 7 4
Q 9 6
J 10
K Q J
B5AD7 =
17105 =
Par NS +1400 3
A J 10 7 5 2
K 7 2
8 5 2

1 opening
6 N = +920
+11 140
1 opening
5 N +1 +420
-11 75

52. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A Q 9 5
9 3
A Q 10 9 5
A J

West North East South West North East South
Lambardi Stewart Ventin Woolsey Boyd Muzzio Robinson Bianchedi
1 1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 2 A K 3 8 A
3 A 4 2 9 A 4 2
K 4 6 J Q 4 2 J
10 6 8 5 4 3 K A
9 5 K J A 7 2 6
2 3 A 7 Q J 4 3
Q J 4 6 3 5 K J
10 tricks claimed K 10 5 5
6 Q 9

10 6 3
Q J 2
K 8 6 2
8 6 2 Table J 7
A 5
J 7 4
K Q 10 9 7 5
7BB96 =
51246 =
Par NS +450 K 8 4 2
K 10 8 7 6 4
3
4 3

1 opening
4 N = +420
+6 146
1 opening
3 N +2 +200
-6 75

53. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

N deals
None vul A Q 9 5
9 3
A Q 10 9 5
A J

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Karakolev Fantoni Danailov Karaivanov Lauria Trendafilov Versace
1 2 Dbl 1 2 Dbl
3 3 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 5 4 K 3 6 A
3 5 7 J 3 A 4 2
6 5 J K Q 4 2 J
3 2 A 7 10 6 8 5
9 A 4 2 A 7 2 3
Q 3 2 J Q J 4 6
K 10 6 5 9 5 K J
K Q 9 7 7 Q 9
10 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

10 6 3
Q J 2
K 8 6 2
8 6 2 Table J 7
A 5
J 7 4
K Q 10 9 7 5
7BB96 =
51246 =
Par NS +450 K 8 4 2
K 10 8 7 6 4
3
4 3

1 opening
3 S +1 +170
-7 146
1 opening
4 N +1 +450
+7 82

54. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 8

N deals
None vul A 7 3
K Q 9 8
A 7 6 5
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Dubinin Stewart Gromov Kholomeev Wildavsky Khiuppenen Doub
1 1 2 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 10 8 K 3 9 5
K 4 3 2 4 7 Q 8
8 7 A 6 A 6 5 J
5 2 Q 10 6 J 2 A
J A 6 7 2 Q 8 9
Q 5 4 3 Q 4 3 6
9 J 3 7 8 7 A 3
10 tricks claimed J 4 9 10
K 7 5 10
2 8

K 4
6 2
J 10 9 8
7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 10 9 6 2
10 7 4
K 3
A 10 8
87A96 97A96
45346 =
Par NS +420 J 8 5
A J 5 3
Q 4 2
K 9 6

1 opening
4 S = +420
+11 157
1 opening
4 S -3 -150
-11 82

55. 2009 BB Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 11

N deals
None vul K 2
5 2
A Q 9 8 5
A K J 2

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Aronov Dubinin Stefanov Trendafilov Kholomeev Karaivanov Khiuppenen
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl 1
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 4
3 AP Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J 10 3 K 8 3 2
3 Q 4 2 A 9 4 5
9 4 5 Q A 4 3 2
5 6 8 J 10 tricks won
A 6 2 9
K 7 3 10
A 10 4 7
5 K K J
5 4 9 K

9 7 3
7 6 4 3
J 7
10 9 8 4 Table A J 10 5
A K Q J
10
7 6 5 3
887A7 877A7
45614 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 6 4
10 9 8
K 6 4 3 2
Q

1 opening
3 W -3 +150
+5 162
1 opening
5 N -1 -50
-5 82

56. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 8 5 3
J 10 3
A K Q 9 4
A K

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Weichsel YangD Ekeblad Kamil Ozdil Fleisher Lair
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K 5 7 Q A 8 3
J Q A 4 J Q A 4
2 K 3 5 2 8 10 5
A 3 6 10 3 6 K A
4 5 10 K 5 4
11 tricks claimed A 5 7 2
K 6 8 3
Q 10 6 4
5 2 Q 7

A J 9 7 4
K 8 4
3 2
Q 10 6 Table 6 2
Q 5
J 10 6 5
J 8 7 5 2
88A97 88AA7
35236 =
Par NS +420 K Q 10
A 9 7 6 2
8 7
9 4 3

1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+11 173
1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-11 82

57. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 5
A Q 10 3
K Q J 7 6 5
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Sontag Welland Bates Chambers CohenB Schermer Smith
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 4 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)
Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 Q 10 3 4 3 9 K
A 2 5 6 3 4 K 6
3 4 K 7 8 A 7 3
J 5 6 Q 8 7
12 tricks claimed 5 4 J 2

7 4 3
7 6
A 9 2
J 9 6 5 2 Table K Q 9 8
8 4 2
10 4 3
10 8 4
BACC9 =
13114 =
Par NS +1430 A J 10 6 2
K J 9 5
8
A 7 3

1 opening
6 S = +1430
Tie 173
1 opening
6 N = +1430
Tie 82

58. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul J 9 3
A K 6
A Q 9 7 6 4
K

West North East South West North East South
Passell McNamaraM Mahaffey McNamaraS Yates Lev Wolkowitz Pszczola
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 3 1 Dbl 2 4
4 Pass Pass 5 4 Dbl AP
Dbl 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 3 Q A K 2 3 A
4 A K 2 5 9 Q A
8 6 2 Q Q 8 6 2
3 8 Q K 4 5 3 7
7 4 5 A A
4 10 5 5 9 tricks claimed
3 8 K 9
A 2 3 2
9 J J 10

K 10 8 6 5 2
8
8 5
A Q J 5 Table Q 7 4
9 7 2
K J 10 2
10 7 2
83B77 =
58256 =
Par NS +500 A
Q J 10 5 4 3
3
9 8 6 4 3

1 opening
5 S -2 -200
-7 173
1 opening
4 × W -1 +100
+7 89

59. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A K J 6 3
K 2
A Q 10 9 8 7
—

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Diamond Gu Platnick Gitelman Lair Moss Ozdil
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 AP
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 8 6 2 3 5 2 10
4 10 3 K 7 6 J 4
10 3 5 2 A 2 2 7
9 6 J 4 K 5 K 8
A 2 3 7 2 4 J
K 3 6 8 12 tricks claimed
2 4 A 9
8 7 K 9

7 4
6 5 3
4 2
J 10 9 5 3 2 Table Q 10 9
A Q 9 7 4
6 3
Q 8 7
BB8B7 BA8B7
21416 =
Par NS +460 8 5 2
J 10 8
K J 5
A K 6 4

1 opening
5 N = +400
-11 173
1 opening
6 N = +920
+11 100

60. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

N deals
Both vul A 10 5 3
3
A K J 4 3
A 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Zhuang Diamond WangW YangL Moss Dai Gitelman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J Q 6 4 A 2 5
3 A 7 5 3 2 K 7
3 6 A 7 A Q 3 6
Q K A 2 J K A 2
A 6 2 8 3 4 Q 7
4 7 9 10 5 10 A 6
4 8 9 10 6 J 9
9 tricks claimed J 6
11 tricks claimed

K 7
Q J 9 7
Q 10 8
Q 10 4 3 Table 9 8 6 4 2
6 2
7 6
K 9 7 2
B9BC7 =
23216 23215
Par NS +1370 Q J
A K 10 8 5 4
9 5 2
J 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-2 173
1 opening
4 S +1 +650
+2 102

61. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul 8
A J
A K J 10 6 2
A 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Zhuang Diamond WangW YangL Moss Dai Gitelman
1 3 3 NT 1 3 3 NT
Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 NT Pass 6 (AP) Pass 4 NT Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 6 8 K A 5 8
4 5 6 9 4 6 2 3
A 8 3 4 A 8 3 4
A 3 7 2 A 5 6 2
J 9 Q 10 3 J K 9
10 7 5 10 7 2 6 9
K Q 5 4 A 3 7 10
A 5 J 2 Q 4
11 tricks claimed K 5 4 10

6 5
10 9 8 6 5 4 2
4
Q 9 2 Table K Q J 10 9 3 2
3
Q 9 8
J 5
A78BB =
26522 =
Par NS +430 A 7 4
K Q 7
7 5 3
K 10 7 6

1 opening
6 N -1 -50
Tie 173
1 opening
6 N -1 -50
Tie 102

62. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60

N deals
E-W vul K 9 2
A 7 5 2
A K Q 7 6
10

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Wold Lindqvist Bramley Cheek Duboin Grue Sementa
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K Q 7 J 6 8 A
A 5 2 8 10 3 A 8
K 4 9 J K Q 2 6
Q 3 2 8 2 6 2 9
7 10 4 8 Q K 3 5
10 8 J 2 2 8 A 3
5 9 6 A K 4 9 J
K 3 2 4 Q 5 4 3
6 9 A J 9 tricks claimed
6

J 6 5 4 3
10 9 8 3
J 8
Q 8 Table Q 10
Q J 4
10 5 4 3
J 9 6 3
AAACB =
22212 =
Par NS +920 A 8 7
K 6
9 2
A K 7 5 4 2

1 opening
4 NT S = +430
+1 174
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
-1 102

63. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul K Q 8 5
A
A 9 8 6
K 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Gold Duboin Townsend Sementa Lindqvist Rosenthal Brogeland Silverstein
1 1 Dbl 1 1 1
2 3 Pass 4 2 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 5 6 2 6 Q 4
8 10 Q A 9 10 3 A
K 3 2 4 K 3 2 4
Q 7 6 10 5 7 J 10
2 6 J 3 10 J A 2
7 K A 2 8 4 7 K
4 5 9 10 10 2 Q 9
10 tricks claimed A
9 tricks claimed

10 4
Q 7 3
K J 5 3 2
10 8 3 Table 7 3
K 9 8 6 4 2
Q
A Q 6 5
7A476 =
63767 =
Par NS +420 A J 9 6 2
J 10 5
10 7 4
J 9

1 opening
4 N = +420
+10 184
1 opening
4 S -1 -50
-10 102

64. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul 8
K Q 7 5
A Q J 3
K J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Ghigheci Townsend Briciu Gold Sandqvist Ionita Malinowski Coldea
1 1 Dbl 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 4 8 K A 4 8
10 4 3 Q 10 5 3 Q
J 2 5 5 Q 2 7 5
K J 6 2 K J 6 2
J 2 3 5 3 8 10 4
3 8 10 4 3 5 7 6
9 7 7 6 K A 8 4
Q 6 8 3 K 7 A 6
J 6 K 5 Q 2 2 5
A J 6 9 9
12 tricks claimed 8 7 10 3

7 5 4
9 4 3 2
9 7 5 4
5 4 Table K Q J 6
J
8 6
A Q 9 7 6 2
A9CA7 99CA7
34125 =
Par NS +1430 A 10 9 3 2
A 10 8 6
K 10 2
10

1 opening
4 N +2 +680
-13 184
1 opening
6 N = +1430
+13 115

65. 2008 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul K 6 5
5
A K Q 9 5
A 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Dubinin Helgemo Gromov Balicki Sontag Zmudzinski Bates
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 10 Q Q K 6 2
2 3 A 4 2 9 K A
5 10 J 6 J 3 4 6
7 8 K 5 6 Q K 5
Q 6 4 2 8 5 7 Q
9 8 2 8 9 tricks claimed
2 10 K 6
3 9 K A
9 tricks claimed

9 8 4
K J 10 8 7 2
8 6 3
6 Table A J 10 7
6 3
10 4
Q J 10 8 5
A77A9 =
35634 =
Par NS +430 Q 3 2
A Q 9 4
J 7 2
K 9 4

1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 184
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 115

66. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K Q J 3
Q 4
A K J 6 5 4
2

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Zia Spector Grue Levin Cheek Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 Q K Q K A 2
Q 2 4 10 2 K A 4
3 7 A 5 11 tricks won
K 6 8 9
J 6 2 2
6 8 5 8
5 10 9 9
K A 4 7
10 J A 4

9 8 2
7 3
9 7 2
A 9 8 4 3 Table A 10 6 5
K J 8 6
10
Q 10 6 5
889B5 889A5
33427 33428
Par NS +400 7 4
A 10 9 5 2
Q 8 3
K J 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 184
1 opening
5 N = +400
+10 125

67. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K Q J 3
Q 4
A K J 6 5 4
2

West North East South West North East South
Baze Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth Nickell Seamon Freeman Mahaffey
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 Q K 4 2 Q K
3 2 A 10 3 2 J 10
4 5 Q 7 4 8 Q 7
8 9 K 5 8 9 A 6
J 8 5 K 10 2 2
8 tricks claimed 6 5 5 9
5 6 9 3
K A 4 8
5 7 8 3
A 4 10 J

9 8 2
7 3
9 7 2
A 9 8 4 3 Table A 10 6 5
K J 8 6
10
Q 10 6 5
889B5 889A5
33427 33428
Par NS +400 7 4
A 10 9 5 2
Q 8 3
K J 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 184
1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 125

68. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A 8 3
K Q J 4
A K 7 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Skrzypczak Bates Gierulski Sontag Larsen Martens Meltzer Jassem
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass Dbl 1 1 NT AP
2 Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 5 2 Q J Q K 5
Q A 3 5 K 6 10 5
2 5 Q 3 4 9 10 4
6 3 A 7 3 7 J A
4 8 9 J 9 7 A
9 tricks claimed Q 8 2 9
4 K 5 6
A
6 tricks claimed

Q 10 7 4
9 7 5
Q
K Q J 9 6 Table K J 6
A 8 6
9 8 6 5
A 4 2
44794 =
69449 =
Par NS -140 9 5 2
10 3 2
J 10 2
10 8 7 5

1 opening
3 W = -110
-5 184
1 opening
1 NT E -1 +100
+5 130

69. 2007 BB Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 3
4 3
A K 9 7 5
A K 8

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Tundal Bakkeren Groetheim Helness Drijver Helgemo Brink
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass
Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl (AP) Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 Q K 5 3 10 K
6 3 Q K 3 6 9 5
3 5 10 6 Q 8 5 4
A 9 7 J 10 2 7 J
Q 2 5 4 6 4 J 8
10 3 K J 9 3 J A
A 6 2 6 7 2 A 9
9 5 7 8 11 tricks claimed
7 7 9 8

9 8 6 2
5
8 6 3 2
Q J 10 2 Table K J 5
K J 8 7 6
J 4
9 6 5
CAACA CAAC9
12213 13313
Par NS +990 A 10 4
A Q 10 9 2
Q 10
7 4 3

1 opening
1 × E -4 +1100
+12 196
1 opening
3 NT N +2 +460
-12 130

70. 2007 BB Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul K 9 8
Q 10 4
A Q 9 7
A Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Garner Mesbur WeinsteinH Fitzgibbon Garvey Zia Carroll Rosenberg
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 3 Dbl Pass
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 NT Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 K A 5 8 Q 7
Q 3 2 5 A 2 4 9
4 8 A J 3 J 5 K
6 2 10 9 2 A 4 3
Q 4 6 2 4 8 A J
A 5 8 3 2 6 10 3
Q 8 2 5 10 8
11 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

5 4
J 5
J 3 2
K 9 7 6 5 2 Table A Q 10 6 3
9 8 3
5 4
J 8 4
B9BC7 B9AA7
24216 =
Par NS +1370 J 7 2
A K 7 6 2
K 10 8 6
3

1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+1 197
1 opening
4 S = +620
-1 130

71. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul 8
A 6
A K 9 5 4
K Q 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Brink Morath Drijver Efraimsson Bertheau Bakkeren Nystrom Bertens
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 2 2 Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP 2 Pass 2 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 9 8 A 3 9 8
2 4 K A 3 4 10 A
Q 6 2 A Q 6 2 A
5 6 Q 8 5 6 Q 8
3 J 7 4 9 J K 3
4 9 K J K J 4 9
10 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

9 7 4 2
K 10 7 5
8 3 2
A 9 Table A K 10 5
Q 9 3 2
Q 10 7
J 6
7669A =
67742 =
Par NS +130 Q J 6 3
J 8 4
J 6
10 8 4 2

1 opening
3 N +1 +130
Tie 197
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
Tie 130

72. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul 10
10 8
A Q J 10 6 2
A K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
WangJ Dubinin Ao Gromov Balicki Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 2 2 3 1 2 AP
Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 10 K 3 K 3 5 10
3 8 J A A 4 6 2
A 4 5 8 A 6 5 2
Q K 2 3 K 3 8 J
5 2 K 6 7 4 5 8
Q 4 4 6 Q 8 7 7
Q 8 3 A J Q K 8
7 2 10 A 10 2 3 Q
J 7 8 9 2 10
10 4 9 8 tricks claimed

Q J 6 5 2
K Q 6
9 8 3
J 2 Table A K
7 4 3
K 7 4
10 9 6 4 3
66998 =
47445 =
Par NS +140 9 8 7 4 3
A J 9 5 2
5
8 5

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-5 197
1 opening
2 N = +90
+5 135

73. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul A Q 8 4
K 2
A Q J 4 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Meckstroth Chmurski Rodwell Hamman Fallenius Soloway Fredin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
4 Pass Pass Dbl 2 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 6 Pass 3 Pass 4
Dbl 6 AP Pass 4 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 5
Pass 5 Pass 6 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 A 3 J K 7 8 A
3 K A 2 6 6 A 9
Q 5 6 4 Q 2 7 3
8 9 J 5 8 5 K 4
K 6 4 10 10 7 2 K
10 7 4 K 5
3 12 tricks claimed

—
9 8 7 6
7
K Q 10 9 6 5 4 3 Table 10 9 5 2
Q 10 5 4 3
K 9 3
8
CC5B4 CC5C4
11719 =
Par NS +990 K J 7 6 3
A J
10 8 6 5
A 2

1 opening
6 N = +980
Tie 197
1 opening
6 NT S = +990
Tie 135

74. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul K 2
A K 3
K Q J 10 5
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen Krekorian Stansby Casen Martel
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K A 7 J 3 9 4
Q A 9 2 4 2 10 K
4 6 K 2 K 8 3 7
Q 8 3 9 Q 2 4 A
J 9 6 A 3 K A 6
8 4 10 K 5 J Q 2
6 5 A 4 9 tricks claimed
10 5 3 7
5 6 J 4

Q 8 4 3
10 8 5
A 9 7 6
9 8 Table A 9 5
J 9 4
8 2
Q J 10 7 6
A9AB8 99AB8
24325 =
Par NS +630 J 10 7 6
Q 7 6 2
4 3
A K 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 198
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
-1 135

75. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul K Q 9 2
4
A K 9 8
K J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Nickell Kranyak Freeman Deutsch
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 AP
Pass Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 A 9 10 2 9 K
8 J 8 7 4 5 A 9
3 K 6 4 2 J 2 7
2 7 5 10 8 tricks won
A 4 10 2
8 J 10 3
A 8 7 9
J J 9 Q
A 3 5 2
K 4 Q

10 3
K Q J 9
Q 7 2
A 9 8 7 Table A J 7 6
10 7 5
10 6 5 4 3
10
78669 =
65674 =
Par NS +110 8 5 4
A 8 6 3 2
J
Q 5 3 2

1 opening
2 × W -1 +200
+3 201
1 opening
1 N +1 +110
-3 135

76. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul A K Q J 10
10 9
A 9 8 6 5
Q

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Soloway Rubin Hamman Ekeblad
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
4 4 AP 3 3 Pass 4
Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 A 6 Q 7 A 6 Q
2 5 K 3 2 3 A 3
8 Q 2 3 5 Q 2 7
4 5 4 Q J K A 9
A 10 4 7 K 10 4 8
6 K J 2 J 10 7 9
6 8 A 10 4 2
9 tricks claimed 8 K J 3
4 5 4 K
9 9 3 5

—
A Q 6 2
7 3
K J 6 5 4 3 2 Table 9 7 6 4 3
J 8 7 4
K Q 10
7
78394 =
65949 =
Par NS -140 8 5 2
K 5 3
J 4 2
A 10 9 8

1 opening
4 N -1 -100
+9 210
1 opening
4 × N -2 -500
-9 135

77. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals
Both vul A 9 8 4
A 4 2
K Q 9 4
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel
1 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 4 AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 J 7 5 4 J 3
J Q K A J Q K A
Q 3 8 A K 3 8 A
6 2 9 8 6 2 9 8
K 10 5 8 J 3 7 4
7 4 J 3 7 5 2 3
Q 9 A 7 A 7 6 5
8 tricks claimed 4 2 Q K
9
9 tricks claimed

5
K 9 5
A 10 7 6 5 2
K 6 5 Table K Q J 6 2
7
J 3
J 10 9 4 3
76965 =
67378 66368
Par NS +140 10 7 3
Q J 10 8 6 3
8
Q 8 7

1 opening
4 S -2 -200
-8 210
1 opening
3 S = +140
+8 143

78. 2007 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul K 10 3
K
A J 9 8
A Q 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Gitelman Rodwell Moss Martel Nickell Stansby Freeman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 NT
Pass 5 Pass 5 NT Pass 5 Pass 5 NT
Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP) Pass 6 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 7 4 4 3 7 8
3 2 Q 4 3 9 K 4
6 5 K 7 A 3 10 5
8 5 10 Q 2 K 6 6
12 tricks claimed 6 Q 10 5
4 2 9 7
J 2 K 7
9 8 J 8

5 4
Q 9
K Q 6 2
J 8 7 6 5 Table 7 2
10 8 7 5 4 2
7 5 3
K 3
CD9CA CD9BA
10413 =
Par NS +1510 A Q J 9 8 6
A J 6 3
10 4
10

1 opening
6 S = +980
-1 210
1 opening
6 S +1 +1010
+1 144

79. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A J 9 6
A 9 4 2
A 10 8
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Hamman Lazard Soloway Bramley
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 10 J A K A 7 10
6 2 3 3 A 5 6 10
6 10 A 5 6 8 7 3
2 J K Q 10 Q A 4
3 2 10 J 2 J K Q
7 2 Q A 2 K 6 7
6 4 10 K 3 9 5 3
3 J 5 J 5 3 8
11 tricks claimed 5 2 10 J
11 tricks claimed

K Q 8 3
Q 10
K 4 2
K Q J 3 Table 7 5 4
J 5
J 7
9 8 7 5 4 2
89BB7 =
24226 =
Par NS +450 10 2
K 8 7 6 3
Q 9 6 5 3
10

1 opening
4 N +1 +450
Tie 210
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
Tie 144

80. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

N deals
None vul K 7
10
A K Q 9 6 2
A 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Rubin Zia Ekeblad Moss Jacobs Gitelman Katz
1 2 Pass 1 Pass Pass
4 AP Dbl Rdbl 1 2
3 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 J A 6 9 2 Q 10
Q 5 3 10 10 K 7 3
4 7 K 5 9 5 J 3
9 tricks won 3 5 9 7
4 6 K Q
8 J A 2
10 Q 2
11 tricks claimed

A 8 5
A K Q 7 4 3
10
Q J 5 Table Q J 10 9 4 3
9 5
7 5
7 6 2
945A9 =
49834 49833
Par NS +100 6 2
J 8 6 2
J 8 4 3
K 8 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +50
-3 210
1 opening
4 N +1 +150
+3 147

81. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

N deals
N-S vul Q 2
8 5
A Q 10 8 5
A K Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Garner
1 1 1 NT 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 8 J K 9 5 A 7
8 7 A 2 10 8 3 Q
5 A 7 9 8 2 10 6
2 Q 4 11 tricks won
11 tricks claimed

J 7 6 4 3
9 6
3 2
9 7 4 3 Table 10 5
A J 4 3 2
K J 6 4
5 2
BAAAB BA9AB
23332 =
Par NS +660 A K 9 8
K Q 10 7
9 7
J 10 8

1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 210
1 opening
3 NT S +2 +660
Tie 147

82. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul —
K Q J 9
A Q J 10 8 6
A 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Bates Woolsey Sontag Stewart Morse Bramley Wolff Feldman
1 4 5 1 3 Pass
5 6 6 Dbl (AP) 4 Dbl Pass 5
Pass Pass 5 Dbl (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 Q Q 3 A 6 K 2
6 K 5 A 3 4 6 3
Q K A 7 4 2 10 J
9 4 3 2 9 3 Q 7
2 4 10 J Q 5 6 2
9 3 2 7 A 8 5 8
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

A Q 2
10 7 6
K 9 7 5 4
K 2 Table K J 9 6 5 4 3
8 5 4 3 2
—
7
655BD 655BC
08810 08610
Par NS +1100 10 8 7
A
3 2
Q J 10 8 6 4 3

1 opening
6 × E -3 +500
+5 215
1 opening
5 × E -2 +300
-5 147

83. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A J
7 6
A K J 9 7
K 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Greco Bates Hampson Gitelman Feldman Moss Bramley
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 K A 2 A K 6
J Q 6 7 10 3 7 Q
10 8 3 4 4 3 Q 7
5 9 5 7 5 3 10 8
10 3 9 Q J 9 7 8
2 A 5 6 Q 4 3 A
2 4 A 8 A 8 2 6
K 4 3 5 K 2 6 4
J J 5 8 5
9 tricks claimed 9 10 9 6

K 7 3
K Q 5
6 5 4 3
9 6 5 Table Q 10 5 2
J 10 4 2
Q 8
Q J 2
988AA =
34533 =
Par NS +600 9 8 6 4
A 9 8 3
10 2
A 10 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+12 227
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -100
-12 147

84. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul A K 10
J 10 6
A K J 10 9
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Lev Drijver Gawrys Brink Westra Cohler Ramondt Lair
1 2 Pass 1 2 Pass
2 Pass 3 AP 2 Pass 3 Pass
3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 J 4 K 7 2 3
K 3 6 5 K 3 6 2
K 7 2 3 A 4 8 5
A Q J 5 J Q 5 7
A 8 10 7 8 A 6 2
9 3 10 3 K 10 9 4
A Q J 3 6
8 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

5 3
A K Q 7 4 3
Q 7 5 2
9 Table Q 7
9 2
4 3
A K Q 8 7 6 3
08080 =
44858 22858
Par NS +100 J 9 8 6 4 2
8 5
8 6
10 5 2

1 opening
3 E -1 +50
+5 232
1 opening
3 W = -140
-5 147

85. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A 4
K 3
K 9 7 5 4
A Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Katz v.Prooijen Jacobs Eskes Kroes Rosenberg van Cleeff Zia
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 7 A 3 4 A 2
4 7 Q K 8 4 J K
Q 4 8 2 A 8 2 6
3 9 10 4 4 3
2 11 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

K 9 7 6
5
Q J 6 3
10 5 4 2 Table 8
Q 10 9 7 2
A 10 8
9 7 6 3
ABA99 =
31343 =
Par NS +450 Q J 10 5 3 2
A J 8 6 4
2
K

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
-1 232
1 opening
4 S +1 +450
+1 148

86. 2005 BB Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul A 6
Q J 4 3
A Q 9 6 2
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Soloway Bocchi Hamman Duboin
1 2 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 6 J A 5 10 2 6
J 4 2 K 3 4 Q K
4 7 K A 4 3 K 6
Q 2 5 K 5 A 10 7
5 K 3 7 8
8 tricks claimed Q 2 A
9 tricks claimed

K 5 2
K 10 9 8 7 6
10 4
8 2 Table Q J 10 4
2
K 8
Q J 9 5 4 3
987A6 877A6
45636 =
Par NS +400 9 8 7 3
A 5
J 7 5 3
A 10 7

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
-10 232
1 opening
3 NT N = +400
+10 158

87. 2005 BB Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q
J 8 7
K Q 8 7 5 2
A K Q

West North East South West North East South
Monsegur Sylvan Mooney Sundelin Fredin Lambardi Lindkvist Madala
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 3 AP 1 Dbl 2 Pass
3 Dbl 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K Q 3 5 K 3 10 6
A 2 7 10 Q 7 4 2
K A 6 2 A 8 5 9
K A 3 7 K A 9 6
4 6 8 9 3 5 A Q
A 3 4 9 9 tricks claimed
K 7 5 2
Q 8 10 6
8 tricks claimed

A K J 8 6 2
10 6 3
—
J 9 6 2 Table 9 7 3
K Q 9
A J 10 3
8 7 3
44684 44674
89759 89758
Par NS -140 10 5 4
A 5 4 2
9 6 4
10 5 4

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
-3 232
1 opening
4 W -1 +50
+3 161

88. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul A K J 7
K 9 4
Q J 5 4 3
K

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Ekeblad Welland Rubin Greco Zia Hampson Rosenberg
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 3 A 6 5 8 2 J
9 K 2 4 4 9 K 2
3 5 K A 6 8 J A
10 10 7 5 A 2 5 4
Q J 4 7 8 3 J K
10 tricks claimed 7 6 Q 3
11 tricks claimed

4 3 2
J 5
8 7 2
A Q 10 9 5 Table 10 6 5
A 8 7
A 10 9
J 8 7 6
69A96 =
74337 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 8
Q 10 6 3 2
K 6
4 3 2

1 opening
4 S = +620
+9 241
1 opening
1 N +4 +200
-9 161

89. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul A J 8 2
10
K Q 7 2
K Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Shenkin Welland Mahaffey Fallenius Zia Cohler Rosenberg Willenken
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP) Pass 1 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 2 4 K 8 A J 10
2 3 K 4 3 5 K A
10 4 2 A 2 3 K 2
9 A K 10 K 9 2 A
3 5 K 8 4 A 3 5
Q 9 5 6 Q 8 10 6
A 9 7 6 8 9 3 4
8 10 3 5 10 7 6 J
A 8 2 6 8 Q K
7 Q 5 10 8 tricks claimed
J 7

6 4
K Q J
J 6 5 4
A 7 5 4 Table Q 10 9 3
9 8 7 5 2
A 9 8
9
7868A 7858A
54753 =
Par NS +130 K 7 5
A 6 4 3
10 3
10 6 3 2

1 opening
2 N = +90
-1 241
1 opening
1 N +1 +110
+1 162

90. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul A K 5
Q 3
A 9 7 5
K 9 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Talukder Duboin Islam Bocchi Lauria SahaN Versace Haque
1 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
3 Pass 4 AP 2 Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass Pass 3 Dbl
3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6 8 Q 5 3 K 6
3 2 Q A 10 Q 7 4
A 2 8 3 6 2 Q 3
K J 6 4 2 5 K 3
5 Q 7 9 9 Q A 10
2 5 K 3 9 tricks claimed
6 5 6 4
A 10 4 Q
9 tricks claimed

9 4 3
K 9 4
Q J 8 6
J 7 6 Table Q J 2
A J 8 7 6 2
3
A Q 4
46477 =
97966 86966
Par NS -500 10 8 7 6
10 5
K 10 4 2
10 5 3

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+12 253
1 opening
3 NT W = -600
-12 162

91. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K
A K J 9
A Q 3 2
10 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Engel Versace Coenraets Lauria Nunes Stas Fantoni JohnsonD
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 7 J 6 6 7 A 4
K 3 5 Q K 4 2 7
5 K A 2 A 3 8 Q
6 J 3 8 5 K A 2
Q K 6 J 3 8
9 tricks claimed Q K A 4
9 tricks claimed

Q J 8 6 2
Q 7
J 9 8 7
J 2 Table A 10 7 5 3
10 6 4 3
4
K Q 8
74899 =
69544 =
Par NS -140 9 4
8 5 2
K 10 6 5
A 9 7 6

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 259
1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 162

92. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 8
A Q J 9
A J 10 9
A 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
HackettJU Macskasy HackettJA Szalay Winkler Gold Dumbovich Townsend
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 AP
2 Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 J 5 2 4 3 Q K
K 5 6 A 10 A 6 2
9 Q 2 3 A 4 2 6
3 8 10 A 10 tricks won
A 4 2 6
Q K 8 7
6 2 K 5
K 9 3 6
7 4 A 9
10 tricks claimed

K Q 10 7 2
7 6
8 7 6 3
K 10 Table A J 4 3
K 5 4
K Q
J 9 6 3
53866 =
7A466 =
Par NS -620 9 6 5
10 8 3 2
5 4 2
Q 8 2

1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 259
1 opening
2 W +2 -170
+10 172

93. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 8
A Q J 9
A J 10 9
A 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Graversen HerbstO Clemmensen HerbstI YadlinI MadsenM YadlinD MadsenL
1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
2 Pass 3 Pass Dbl 3 Pass 3
3 AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 Q K A 5 K 8
K 8 3 5 3 6 Q J
10 7 4 6 4 3 Q K
2 5 A 9 10 Q 4 9
6 2 10 A A 6 2 10
A 4 2 6 5 9 8 2
A Q 2 3 K 2 6 A
10 tricks claimed 9 Q 4 3
J 8 7 7

K Q 10 7 2
7 6
8 7 6 3
K 10 Table A J 4 3
K 5 4
K Q
J 9 6 3
53866 =
7A466 =
Par NS -620 9 6 5
10 8 3 2
5 4 2
Q 8 2

1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+1 260
1 opening
3 N -2 -200
-1 172

94. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

N deals
E-W vul Q
K 8 2
A Q J 6 3
A 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Szalay Gromov Macskasy Dumbovich Khokhlov Winkler Rekunov
1 Dbl 1 1 Dbl Pass
1 Pass 2 AP 1 2 3 Pass
4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 Q 3 6 Q A 2 3
5 6 J A 5 6 J A
A 2 4 9 3 8 Q K
3 K 5 7 6 8 J 3
8 9 K 3 A 9 7 2
10 Q 5 8 4 10 4 K
A 2 3 Q 7 A 2 4
9 tricks claimed 7 5 9 2
K 7 6 3
Q 8 10 6

10 6 4 3
7 6
10 9 7
K J 4 2 Table A K 9 5
A Q J 5 4
K 2
8 5
63476 43376
7A967 7A966
Par NS -620 J 8 7 2
10 9 3
8 5 4
Q 9 6

1 opening
2 W +1 -140
+10 270
1 opening
4 W = -620
-10 172

95. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul A Q J 10
A 2
K 9 5 3 2
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Stas Fantoni JohnsonD Engel Versace Coenraets Lauria
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
2 Dbl Pass 3 2 2 Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 8 Q K A
10 tricks won K 4 6 10
2 7 8 4
A 2 3 Q
7 3 10 K
10 tricks claimed

8 5 3 2
K J 10 7 6 5 4
10
2 Table K 6 4
8 3
Q 7 4
A J 5 4 3
A95A9 =
34823 =
Par NS +430 9 7
Q 9
A J 8 6
Q 9 8 7 6

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 277
1 opening
3 N +1 +130
-7 172

96. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K
A K J 9
A Q 3 2
10 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Schollaardt Khokhlov Drijver Rekunov Dubinin Jansma Gromov Verhees
1 1 Dbl 1 1 3
1 2 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 Q K 5 7 A 4
3 9 J 9 K 3 8 7
3 8 A 2 A 4 2 Q
6 J 4 Q 4 K A 2
4 K 7 2 6 J 3 8
2 Q A 3 Q K
10 K 7 2 9 tricks claimed
5 8 6 3
5 7 J 4
K 6 5 8

Q J 8 6 2
Q 7
J 9 8 7
J 2 Table A 10 7 5 3
10 6 4 3
4
K Q 8
74899 =
69544 =
Par NS -140 9 4
8 5 2
K 10 6 5
A 9 7 6

1 opening
4 N -3 -300
-4 277
1 opening
3 E = -140
+4 176

97. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 8
A Q J 9
A J 10 9
A 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Beriashvili Lauria Abzianidze Versace Bocchi Goshadze Duboin Chechelashvili
1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 3
2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 Q 8 8 3 5 Q
7 Q K 2 7 9 J 6
4 10 6 9 A 9 10 4
2 3 J K 3 2 10 A
5 3 10 A A Q 2 3
8 10 Q 4 J K 4 6
4 6 K 4 6 8 K 5
A 3 5 6 6 A
A 9 2 5 10 tricks claimed

K Q 10 7 2
7 6
8 7 6 3
K 10 Table A J 4 3
K 5 4
K Q
J 9 6 3
53866 =
7A466 =
Par NS -620 9 6 5
10 8 3 2
5 4 2
Q 8 2

1 opening
3 N -3 -300
-4 277
1 opening
3 W +1 -170
+4 180

98. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul A 9 7 6
—
A Q 8 7 4
A K 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Soloway Katz Hamman Freeman Versace Nickell Lauria
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 8 A Q 3 2 4
4 2 K 3 7 8 10 7
K 2 6 3 3 8 2 K
10 5 A 4 4 6 A 3
A 5 8 6 6 J K 2
7 J 9 10 Q 8 2 6
6 K Q 5 10 5 7 Q
Q 9 3 10 J

5 2
A 10 2
J 10 6 3
J 10 8 6 Table Q J 4 3
Q J 9 7 6
9 5 2
3
AB8BB =
32522 =
Par NS +650 K 10 8
K 8 5 4 3
K
Q 9 5 4

1 opening
6 N -2 -200
-13 277
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
+13 193

99. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

N deals
Both vul A 3
J 3
A K 8 5
K Q 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Welland Rodwell Fallenius Rosenberg Freeman Zia Nickell
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 J Q 4 K 4 7 3
9 6 5 3 Q 6 5 J
10 8 A 5 10 Q K A
7 3 K 2 A 3 4 2
10 5 8 A K 9 6 9
K 5 4 8 K 5 10 8
2 7 A 9 2 7 A 9
8 tricks claimed 4 10 3 J
Q 5 4 7
J 3

K J 8
A 7 5 2
Q 10 9 2
9 8 Table 10 9 7 6 4
K Q 10 9
3
J 7 5
85489 =
58944 =
Par NS -140 Q 5 2
8 6 4
J 7 6 4
A 10 4

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 277
1 opening
3 N -1 -100
Tie 193

100. 2003 BB Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul 8 3
A K 9 6
K Q J 9 2
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Burgess Jassem Bach
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 3 Q A 10 3 Q A
6 4 J 3 5 4 K 7
2 7 A 10 2 3 A 10
5 5 K 4 6 5 Q 7
9 7 8 3 J 4 8 3
Q 2 5 6 9 2 8 J
A 2 7 J A 4 7 6
K 4 8 4 K 2 10 8
6 Q 10 7 A 6 3 7
5 2 9 8 9 tricks claimed

K 10 9 6 4
J 5 3
10 4
Q 8 7 Table Q 7 5
Q 4 2
7 3
K J 6 4 2
96AA6 =
36336 =
Par NS +620 A J 2
10 8 7
A 8 6 5
9 5 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
+1 278
1 opening
3 NT S = +600
-1 193

101. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 105

N deals
E-W vul A
J 7 6 4
A K 8 7
K Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Landen WeinsteinH Pratap Garner Welland Wolff Fallenius Morse
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 Q A Q 4 3 K
K A 5 4 6 7 K 10
6 9 8 4 Q A 5 4
J 7 3 8 4 5 8 A
6 2 Q 9 2 8 J 2
A 6 2 5 8 2 J 5
7 10 Q 3 A 6 2 3
4 9 K 5 7 10 Q 5
8 3 3 J K Q 3 6

Q 8 2
A Q 10 2
J 9 5 3
7 4 Table J 10 6 4
9 5 3
10 6
A 10 9 8
88899 =
55544 =
Par NS +120 K 9 7 5 3
K 8
Q 4 2
J 6 5

1 opening
3 NT N = +400
Tie 278
1 opening
3 NT S = +400
Tie 193

102. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

N deals
Both vul A 3 2
K Q 9
A K J 9 7
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Soloway Zia Hamman Rosenberg
1 3 3 1 2 Dbl
Pass 4 AP 3 Dbl Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 4 K 9 K 9 10 8
10 8 Q 4 3 2 5 4
4 6 K 5 4 3 Q 5
2 7 Q K K 8 7 6
J A 3 6 9 J A 2
Q 8 2 3 10 3 A 6
9 J A 5 K Q 4 5
10 11 tricks claimed
9 tricks claimed

K J 10 5
6 3
8 5 3 2
A 10 5 Table 7
J 8 5
Q 6
K Q J 7 6 3 2
6ABB5 6ABC5
22118 =
Par NS +1370 Q 9 8 6 4
A 10 7 4 2
10 4
9

1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-13 278
1 opening
4 N +1 +650
+13 206

103. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 65

N deals
None vul 7 4
K 7
A K Q J 10 2
K J 9

West North East South West North East South
Lipsitz Weichsel Ekeblad Sontag Meltzer Molson Larsen Shenkin
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 8 2 Q 4 8 2
J 7 6 5 J 7 6 5
10 9 K 9 10 9 K 9
A 3 10 2 A 2
3 3 4 J 7 tricks claimed
2 7 A K
7 tricks claimed

Q J 10
J 9 4
9 5 4
A 10 8 6 Table A K 8 6 3
10 6 5
7 6
5 4 2
779A8 =
26114 =
Par NS +140 9 5 2
A Q 8 3 2
8 3
Q 7 3

1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 278
1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 206

104. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals
N-S vul —
A Q 4
A K Q 8 4 3
J 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth Soloway Larsen Hamman Meltzer
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
1 2 4 Dbl 2 3 4 5
Pass 5 Pass 5 (AP) Pass 6 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 2 4 7 4 10 3
3 9 J 2 A 9 5 2
8 10 K 9 4 3 J 6
4 3 10 6 A 6 2 2
A J 2 5 8 J Q 5
2 3 Q 5 A 5 2 3
4 6 K 9 4 6 K 9
10 J A 7 10 J Q 8
3 7 4 9 3 7 4 9
11 tricks claimed 11 tricks claimed

K Q J 10 6
J 9 3
6 2
Q 10 9 Table 9 7 5 3 2
8 7 6 5
9
A 8 7
A68BB =
27422 =
Par NS +630 A 8 4
K 10 2
J 10 7 5
K 6 4

1 opening
5 S = +600
+12 290
1 opening
6 N -1 -100
-12 206

105. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 6 3
A
A 10 5 4 3
A Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Versace Thomson Lauria Newman Marston Duboin Burgess Bocchi
1 Pass 1 1 2 4
1 2 2 3 (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2
8 tricks won 8 tricks won

A J 9 8 2
Q J 10 7
Q
K 3 2 Table K 5 4
2
K J 9
J 10 9 6 5 4
45894 =
78539 77439
Par NS +110 10
K 9 8 6 5 4 3
8 7 6 2
7

1 opening
3 S -1 -50
+2 292
1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-2 206

106. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul Q 7 6 3
A
A 10 5 4 3
A Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Monsegur Cohen Mooney Berkowitz WeinsteinH Rizzo Garner Bianchedi
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 4
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A J A 2 3
8 tricks won 3 4 10 J
9 6 5 4
K 7 3 J
8 Q A 9
4 J 2
8 tricks claimed

A J 9 8 2
Q J 10 7
Q
K 3 2 Table K 5 4
2
K J 9
J 10 9 6 5 4
45894 =
78539 77439
Par NS +110 10
K 9 8 6 5 4 3
8 7 6 2
7

1 opening
2 S = +110
+5 297
1 opening
4 S -2 -100
-5 206

107. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul K J 4
K 10
A Q 6 5 4
A 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Carcassonne Mehta Labaere Nagri Alibhai Coenraets Jafferji Jeunen
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
1 1 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J K 3 6
3 2 A 4
6 7 9 5
4 3 K 2

A 9 7 5 3 2
8 3
8 3
8 5 2 Table Q
9 7 5 2
J 10 9 7 2
Q 7 4
CABAB =
13121 =
Par NS +1440 10 8 6
A Q J 6 4
K
K J 9 3

1 opening
3 NT N +2 +660
-13 297
1 opening
6 NT N = +1440
+13 219

108. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul A Q 9 3
A 8 7 5
A K 7
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Fu Reid Ju Newell Henry Zhuang Blackstock WangW
1 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
4 Dbl Pass 4 (AP) 2 Dbl 3 3
3 Dbl Pass Pass
4 Dbl AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A K 6 6 4 7 K
A 4 3 2 3 2 9 A
K 5 2 4 A 4 6 5
7 9 10 7 Q 8 10 8
Q 9 5 J 4 2 Q 3
J K A 5 2 7 7
11 tricks claimed 5 3 9 8
9 3 A K
10 5 J J

K 7 6 5 2
Q J 10 9 4
—
A 7 5 Table 10
K 3
J 9 5 4
K Q 10 9 4 3
773A2 =
3693A 2682A
Par NS +130 J 8 4
6 2
Q 10 8 6 3 2
J 8

1 opening
4 S +1 +150
+13 310
1 opening
4 × E = -710
-13 219

109. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul K Q
A 10 4
A Q 10 9 8 6
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Jacobus Sontag Welland Weichsel Meltzer Moss Larsen Gitelman
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT Pass 6 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 6 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 J A 6 K 7 4
6 2 K 7 4 2 K A
5 2 A 3 3 2 5 A
4 6 Q 5 Q 5 3 2
3 4 10 5 10 8 A 4
Q 9 6 2 K J 6 9
K 12 tricks claimed
12 tricks claimed

10 6 5 3 2
J 9 7 5
7
J 4 2 Table A J 7
8 6 3
J 4 3 2
9 8 5
C8BCC =
04200 =
Par NS +990 9 8 4
K Q 2
K 5
A K 7 6 3

1 opening
6 NT N = +990
Tie 310
1 opening
6 NT N = +990
Tie 219

110. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 2
8 4 2
A K 8 7
A K Q J 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Katz Soloway Jacobs Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Freeman
1 1 Pass 1 1 Pass
2 2 2 3 2 Pass 2 Pass
4 AP 3 Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 7 K 2 4 3 K Q
A 3 5 9 K 3 6 7
K J 5 3 A 2 5 9
A Q 2 6 A J 2 6
8 9 4 10 8 9 5 10
K 4 5 2 3 10 A 2
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

A 7 5
A K J 5 3
10 6 3
9 7 Table K Q 9 8 6 3
Q 9 7
Q J
3 2
22299 =
69944 =
Par NS -140 J 10 4
10 6
9 5 4 2
10 8 6 5

1 opening
4 E -1 +100
+6 316
1 opening
3 E = -140
-6 219

111. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul A K 4 2
9 3
A Q J 8 7
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Casen Hamman Schwartz Soloway Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 7 A 2 2 3 5 8
10 3 K Q A 7 5 9
8 2 Q J K 10 6 3
3 5 Q 6 2 J 9 8
7 2 K 4 K 4 A 6
9 8 A 10 Q 10 2 4
J 9 tricks claimed
9 tricks claimed

9 8 3
J 8 7
5 4
K 9 8 6 4 Table Q J 10 7
A Q 10 4
10 6 2
A 10
87797 =
55636 =
Par NS +120 6 5
K 6 5 2
K 9 3
J 5 3 2

1 opening
2 NT S +1 +150
+1 317
1 opening
3 N = +110
-1 219

112. 1999 BB Final, Seg 8, Bd 127

N deals
N-S vul Q 3 2
A J 7
A K Q 6 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth Hamman Mello Soloway Janz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 7 4 A 2 6 4
10 2 4 J J 7 2 Q
3 8 J 4 J 8 2 4
Q 7 9 K 2 8 A 4
10 tricks claimed A 7 3 9
K 4 3 10
Q 6 5 5
10 tricks claimed

K 8 5
K 10 8
10 9 8
A K J 8 Table 10 7 6 4
9 6 4
7 4
10 7 6 2
A9AB8 B9AB8
23325 =
Par NS +660 A J 9
Q 5 3 2
J
Q 9 5 4 3

1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 317
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +630
Tie 219

113. 1999 BB Final, Seg 10, Bd 154

N deals
Both vul 8
A K 8
Q 7 6 3
A K 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Villas-Boas Freeman Campos Chagas Meckstroth Branco Hamman
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 3 K 4 10 3 K 4
4 3 K 8 10 2 5 A
5 6 A J 6 A J 5
9 Q 2 7 9 J 7 7
J A 8 10 10 9 3 Q
5 K 3 2 8 4 2 Q
A 4 10 6 J K 3 6
K 5 J 9 8 4 3 K
3 Q 9 7 6 7 4 J
4 J A 9 Q A 8 2

A K 7 6 2
J 7 5
10 5
9 6 2 Table 4
Q 10 9 3
A K 9 8 2
Q 5 4
68557 =
65776 =
Par NS +110 Q J 10 9 5 3
6 4 2
J 4
J 10

1 opening
3 S -2 -200
Tie 317
1 opening
3 S -2 -200
Tie 219

114. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

N deals
E-W vul 2
K 7 4
A K J 10 9 7 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Soloway Balicki Hamman Rodwell Szymanowski Meckstroth Lesniewski
1 1 Dbl 1 1 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 2 3 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 3 A 7 Q K 9 6
Q K 4 5 A 2 8 5
Q 6 K 7 K 4 3 2
8 5 J Q J Q 3 7
10 tricks claimed 3 A 5 2
10 tricks claimed

J 7 5
A Q J 10 8 2
5
J 7 4 Table K Q 9 4 3
9
Q 6 4 2
10 6 5
96698 =
46633 =
Par NS +400 A 10 8 6
6 5 3
8
K 9 8 3 2

1 opening
3 NT N +1 +430
Tie 317
1 opening
3 NT S +1 +430
Tie 219

115. 1997 BB Final, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul A K 8 3
A J 6 2
Q 9 6 3
K

West North East South West North East South
Levy Meckstroth Mari Rodwell Freeman Perron Nickell Chemla
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 J Q A 10 2 7 K
6 4 J 5 2 A K 4
A 8 3 7 8 9 10 J
2 6 Q K 4 5 J Q
10 4 5 9 10 4 5 A
4 2 A K 3 7 A 5
3 2 10 6 2 5 6 K
7 8 J 3 7 tricks claimed
5 K 2 7
6 7 K 5
3 9 J Q

Q 6 5
10 9 8 5
8 5
A J 5 3 Table 10 9 2
Q 7
K 10 7 4
Q 10 7 4
89897 =
54546 =
Par NS +140 J 7 4
K 4 3
A J 2
9 8 6 2

1 opening
3 NT N -4 -200
-3 317
1 opening
3 NT S -2 -100
+3 222

116. 1997 BB Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 7

N deals
Both vul K J 5 3
A Q 4
K 10 5 4 3
A

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Padhye Zmudzinski Dalal Ghose Kowalski Shivdasani Romanski
1 1 Dbl 1 2 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 A 4 6 5 A 4 3
4 2 K 6 4 2 K 8
3 5 3 8 2 9 3 8
11 tricks won A 7 8 5
Q J 2 6
3 Q 9 6
2 8 9 J
4 J 10 7
7 J 5 Q
5 A A 3

Q 9 4
10 8 6 5 3
7 6
J 9 5 Table 2
J 9 7 2
A Q J
K Q 10 8 4
9B5A6 9A5A6
41737 =
Par NS +650 A 10 8 7 6
K
9 8 2
7 6 3 2

1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 317
1 opening
4 S +1 +650
Tie 222

117. 1997 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul 6 4
K Q 10 9
A K J 5 3
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Mari Rodwell Levy Meckstroth Hamman Mouiel Wolff Multon
1 1 Dbl 1 1 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 2 6 Q K 7 3
J K 5 4 2 7 Q A
2 7 Q A 4 5 9 A
10 7 Q 5 A 2 4 7
A 2 4 7 K Q 6 9
11 tricks claimed 4 J K 2
11 tricks claimed

Q 5 2
J 8 7
9 7
J 10 9 7 2 Table A J 10 9 8
A 6 4 3
Q 2
Q 4
878B8 =
25225 =
Par NS +600 K 7 3
5 2
10 8 6 4
K 8 6 5

1 opening
3 N +2 +150
Tie 317
1 opening
4 N +1 +150
Tie 222

118. 1997 BB Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul K 10 5 2
A K 8 7
Q J 9 7
K

West North East South West North East South
Levy Meckstroth Mari Rodwell Wolff Multon Hamman Mouiel
1 2 2 1 Pass 1
5 Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 8 K 6 10 7 5 J
7 8 K A 9 8 2 Q
2 K A J A J 2 K
8 tricks won 2 6 A 7
5 Q 8 4
K 6 3 A
9 tricks claimed

A 8
10 9 6
A 5 3
10 9 7 6 2 Table Q 6
5 2
10 8 2
A Q 8 5 4 3
5AAA5 =
83338 =
Par NS +300 J 9 7 4 3
Q J 4 3
K 6 4
J

1 opening
5 × E -3 +500
+12 329
1 opening
4 S -1 -100
-12 222

119. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals
E-W vul A 8 2
A Q 9 4
A Q 7 5 4
6

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Stewart Berkowitz Weinstein Pavlicek Weichsel Katz Levin
1 2 2 1 Pass 1
2 NT 3 4 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 5 2 4 5 2 2 9
3 10 K 6 9 3 Q 2
6 8 7 9 6 3 Q K
A Q 5 4 6 8 4 4
6 J 3 4 A 6 J 8
J K A 2 4 10 10 K
8 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

K 7 6 5
10 7 3
K 8 3
K J 5 Table —
K 8 6
10 6 2
A 9 8 7 4 3 2
5A994 =
83449 73438
Par NS +420 Q J 10 9 4 3
J 5 2
J 9
Q 10

1 opening
4 × E -2 +500
+2 331
1 opening
4 S = +420
-2 222

120. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A Q
J 9 2
K 7 6 4 3
A K 9

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Freeman Stansby Nickell Martel
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 3 9 4 10 3 9
A 5 3 8 4 3 A 2
9 2 4 J 3 8 9 Q
Q 7 5 A 8 A 2 7
K 2 10 Q 4 J A 2
7 2 3 5 10 5 K 5
6 5 4 6 9 tricks claimed
A 6 8 3
K 6 7 8

J 9 3
A 10 6 5
Q 5 2
8 5 3 Table 7 6 5 2
Q 4
J 8
Q J 6 4 2
AAAB8 =
33325 =
Par NS +630 K 10 8 4
K 8 7 3
A 10 9
10 7

1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 331
1 opening
3 NT N = +600
Tie 222

121. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 10 3
Q 3
A K Q 9 6 5 2
K Q

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Deutsch Wolff Zia
1 Dbl 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT Pass 4 NT 2 3 Pass 4
Pass 6 NT AP Pass 4 NT Pass 6 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 4 10 Q 5 A 9 3
K 2 7 4 3 8 A 4
Q 3 9 5 K 2 7 4
2 4 J 8 12 tricks won
A 8 3 10
3 6 A 7
K J 7 4
Q 6 10 8
5 6 5 8
6 9 7 9

K J 9 8 6 4
A 10 8
8
8 5 4 Table 5 2
J 9 7 6 2
4
J 10 6 3 2
B87C6 C87C6
15616 =
Par NS +1440 A Q 7
K 5 4
J 10 7 3
A 9 7

1 opening
6 NT N = +1440
+2 333
1 opening
6 N = +1370
-2 222

122. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul A 7
8 2
A K J 7 5 3 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Katz Wolff Jacobs Hamman Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Lev
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 4 9 7
8 tricks won J A 5 6
J 5 K 3
4 9 J Q
K 10 2 2
8 2 Q 8
A 2 4 3
4 A 9 6
8 tricks claimed

Q J 9 2
A 9 6
10 9
Q 10 4 3 Table K 8 5 3
Q 10 5 4
Q 8 6
9 5
867A9 =
46634 46622
Par NS +130 10 6 4
K J 7 3
4
K 8 7 6 2

1 opening
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 333
1 opening
3 NT N -1 -50
Tie 222

Data 9X19 Main Top One Club vs. One Diamond